Belgium vs China: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Belgium and China: Belgium leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (601,400) against China (1.16); Belgium leads on Oil Consumption (622,600) against China (9.19); Belgium leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (731,700) against China (11.51). Across 110 compared metrics, Belgium wins on 48 and China wins on 55.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)95.78 %92 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 95% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score80.12 points14.8 points
Radios8.08417
Televisions4.72400
Waterways2,04327,700

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.31B $1.79T $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars742.86B $20.73T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %2.25 %
Coal Revenue00.57
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.08 %4.35 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.3 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7577.9
Electricity Consumption82.165.56
Electricity Exports8.4718.91
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3562
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants118
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels282
Electricity from Other Renewables3618
Electricity Imports14.656.19
Electricity Installed Capacity21.561.65
Electricity Production79.835.88
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)190.42 USD per capita113.81 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient26.435.7
Gross Fixed Investment22.145.9
Gross National Saving24.545.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.6 %5.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %0.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP1.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption17.61238.6
Natural Gas Exports736.23.37
Natural Gas Imports18.0997.63
Natural Gas Production0145.9
Natural Gas Proved Reserves05.44
Oil Consumption622,6009.19
Oil Exports353,000480,600
Oil Imports1.014.75
Oil Production11,2204.27
Oil Proved Reserves020.35
Population Below Poverty Line12.3 people0 people
Public Debt92.547
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1 USD5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption648,60012.47
Refined Petroleum Products Exports680,800848,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports601,4001.16
Refined Petroleum Products Production731,70011.51
Remittances2.30.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.020
Taxes and Other Revenues22.77.6
Unemployment Rate5.5 %4.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)752,840117.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions112.0812.2
Population Distributionmost of the population is concentrated in the northern two thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world, with approximately 97% living in urban areasoverwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.9 Cubic meters per year828.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources18.32.84

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization22.29 %6.74 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)172.364.72
Agricultural land13,716.58 sq. km5.19M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)66.5 km14,500 km
Dam capacity per capita12.18 cubic meters per inhabitant566.97 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land57690,070

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country88.74 %59.71 %
Administrative Divisions323
Independence41
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.911.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density5.5 people/sq km5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %16 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %6.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNANA
Underweight Children Under 50.32.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)24,0002.54M

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.3 %66.52 %
Human Capital Index0.770.67
Life expectancy at birth84.77 years81.19 years
Median age of population42.19 years40.64 years
Population Change7,999.1 persons-4.42M persons
Population density390.59 per sq. km147.29 per sq. km
Total population11.78M persons1.41B persons
Academic Freedom Index0.950.07
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BAA-A
Birth Rate (%)9.09 %7.28 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %84.5 %
Death Rate (%)9.55 %7.97 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.54M persons308.96M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate5.42773.88
Learning-adjusted years of school11.22 years8.55 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother120 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.12 people29.21 people
Mean Male Height (cm)181.7171.83
Military Manpower at Military Age1918
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.32 %83.73 %
Physician Density6.53 people/sq km3.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.45 %-0.08 %
Population living in slums0 %26.32 %
Total deaths116,107.9 persons12.15M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)66.05 %70.06 %
Total fertility rate1.29 per woman0.97 per woman
Total net-migration30,580.2 persons-306,257.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.23 per live births7.94 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.320.46
Airports48552
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel47284
Heliports112120

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